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Good morning, all. We are sorry that we didn’t post an update on Shiek last night. Mom and Pop had an appointment, and this being Mom’s first foray off the farm post-Sandy, they decided to go to the Brit pub for dinner afterwards. They were home early, but Mom was so tired that she fell asleep.
Shiek is looking much better since the shots he got yesterday. He managed to eat a little grain and is no longer lying down. We will llet youse know how things go today. Thank you all very much for your concern and good wishes.
Nurse Meash is on the job.

Here’s a link to the Magritte painting I mentioned. If you go to artcyclopedia.com and type his name in the search box, you’ll see more of his work. It’s fascinating. I especially like The Human Condition. The only Surrealist I like better is E.M. Escher.

Riö: B just reminded me to tell you how much I loved your Keats quote from last night.
B: Thanks for the link to the Magritte painting. Escher is also a big favorite in this house.
Siber: Very relieved your eye is okay. Thanks for reporting back so quickly.
Hi, Rose!

I don’t know either of those names…but I do appreciate the funny joke to start the day.
Endymion: Another name I do not know…must look up.

I’ve decided I have the flu. Chills and fever, sore all over, headache, chest congestion, sore throat and cough. The cough, though is the worst of it (and the chills) and that was helped by the cough medicine and having a water bottle near at all times so that I did get a good night’s rest. I will have a good days rest today too. I do have the option of going to “urgent care”.

Dawson, we were hoping that it was just a little cold and would be better this morning. Darn flu. Sorry to hear that. Rest is good.
Shiek couldn’t wait to get outside and eat grass.
We also like Steven Wright and his oldtimers joke. But we never heard of Magritte. Thanks for that link, Bee.
Bear, great news in LA.
Siber, we are happy your eye is getting back to normal.Today is storm cleanup day at the farm.
And we may have to drive all the way to New Jersey to get help to our cousin.

Dawson: Airborne would probably not have helped in this case. You could go to a walk-in-clinic, but problem is when one feels so lousy who can call up the energy reserves to go? Hope the man of the house is taking Good care of you!
I don’t know who Endymion is either. B?

Our flu clinics start this week but it is a little late for me. Now I don’t have to get a shot, right?

Airborne: I stay away from Airborne after I read a Scientific American article and saw that they were fined 23 million or so for deceptive marketing. Echinachea is what I use if I think of it at the time.

“Endymion” is a long poem by Keats. It’s divided into four “books” and each book is about 1,000 lines. It’s based on the Greek myth of Emdymion, a young shepherd who was loved by the moon goddess. Keats dedicated the poem to Thomas Chatterton, a poet who died in 1770 at the age of 17, possibly a suicide. The Romantic Poets idealized him as the neglected artist.

Back at work today and Michael Emerson walked in. Matt calls me out say that he got me killed a couple Thursday’s back. Next thing I know we chatting it up about how I got killed in the show. Then talked about how the show will get back on schedule after the all this madness.

Back to bed for me. I just finished reading One Man’s Mountains by Tom Patey, a winter mountain climber with an excellent sense of humor and The Black Cat by Martha Grimes. Now I’ve started Germinal by Emile Zola, which is fairly depressing so I’ve got an Alexander McCall Smith book to balance it out.

Melanie: I love Michael Emerson…sounds like he’s pretty nice, too.
Aaargh! I deleted YSAS! Last night I was going through the recordings on the tv and saw this old Person of Interest. I pressed delete before I remembered I was saving it forever because YSAS was in it.

Dawson: Don’t be swayed by the bogus (IMHO) lawsuit filed against Airborne a while back. As Mom’s Gramps is fond of saying: The proof is in the pudding.
Melanie: Does this mean YSAS will star in more episodes of POI?

Dawson, What you are describing is what has been going around here in Ilinois. Sometimes goes to strep throat too. Barb has been around 2 kids and 3 grands with it, but is still healthy so far. Last night she did something she almost never does – took amoxicilian that we had in the medicine chest. Maybe that will help. Considering the flu shot this year, what with all these sickies around here.

Weird day. Still haven’t caught up on everything. Got up early, went to the v e t for meds, went to the grocery store. No lines until Starbucks. Jeeze Louise, and you can’t get out of the car line! I felt I had hit a wormhole and was in a gas line in NJ or LI.

My sister was here and we had a nice lunch. Went to the small elementary school where they were having a craft show for our Family organization.

Came home and have been trying NOT to nap.

Now it is time for “The Man with One Red Shoe”. A good (and early) Tom Hanks flick.

Trivia note: Michael Emerson is best friends with fellow Lost actor Terry O’Quinn, who can now be seen Sunday nights on 666 Park Avenue.
Dawson: Happy to be of assistance. What kind of pudding would you like?

B: We here know a lot of trivia but not much of importance.
Person of Interest seems to be one of the very few shows that is not ON DEMAND. Normally this wouldn’t be a concern, but with YSAS in an acting role and having to wait until Season 2 comes out on DVD, it is now a major issue.

Melanie: Love Tom Hanks in The Man With One Red Shoe! It has been years since we last watched it and would be fun to see again.

Tupper&Gilly: Twirling little bits of paper with his Friend no doubt. No, wait…his Friend is probably still at the Busy Place.

Rebecca, I will post another pic of the kitchen later on, but may wait till the new counter top is installed in about a month. Goal is to have it done, plus kitchen, den and liv. rooms painted before knee surgery in Jan. Don’t think there will be any ladder work for a bit after that.

Home!…Someone is finally home after all her running around today…grunt!… All she did was spend money all day long. And what do I have to show for it? Kibble! And loads of it. Teaties, not so much….grunt!…She splurged on some joint greenies for ole Beau because of his wonky knees…sniff!grumble!

Marnie!…We are going to watch an old Hitchcock film called Marnie now…wheeze!…Tippie Hedren is one of our favorite old-time actesses…cough!

Dawson – the tree people came two days late, but I think they did a pretty good job. From what I understand, the people in line turn off their cars until they are actually called upon to move. We’re in a position to get through at least a week of this nonsense without buying any more gas.

I’d recommend the original French version of one red shoe. Hilarious, with a memorable sound track.

Airborn!…My friend would swear in a court of law that that stuff works….grunt!…Have you heard me complain about her having a cold or flu this year or last year at all…nope!…It’s because she takes Airborn when the first symtoms rear their ugly snotty nose…heh!

Bear, It will be about 10 days from surgery till Barb will be back home. Then another few weeks of rehab. Doc said by 12 weeks she will feel pretty good, but to expect a full year till she is 100% normal. Probably no ladder climbing for 6 months.

B: 666 Park Avenue is a modern day Gothic tale which takes place at an upscale New York Apartment building. A Midwestern couple hired as managers soon find themselves involved in more than they bargained for. Terry O’Quinn and Vanessa Williams star.

Tippi Hedren . . I read Donna Andrews’ series with Meg Langslow. One of her books, “We’ll Always Have Parrots” has an actress that semi-retired and had a tiger preserve. I’ve always wondered if Andrews got the idea for that character from Hedren.

When I got back home today, I went prancing into the house. “Hi everybody, I’m home!” Dead silence because nobody was home to greet me and tell me how they missed me. Now you guys can see what kind of family I have to put up with.

There is actually a HBO special feature now out about Hitchcock and Tippi Hendron. We only saw part of; it was quite good but a bit gruesome, especially the filming of the “scene” from The Birds. There is also a great line when she heard that Sean Connery would be starring with her in Marnie. Not a particularly favorable portrayal of Hitchcock though.
Wookie

We are not that big on Steve Wright here, although the link that Terry posted was quite funny. They sort of reminded my dad of Tom Swifties, which were big in the 60’s and 70’s. Tom Swift never just said anything simply, but always with a descriptive adverb preceding it or following it (I think I got that right, didn’t I, B?). For example, ” I just got a new wool sweater,” Tom said sheepishly. My dad’s all time favorite though was “I just lost at Russian roulette,” Tom said absent-mindedly.
Wookie

We are not that big on Steve Wright here, although the link that Terry posted was quite funny. They sort of reminded my dad of Tom Swifties, which were big in the 60’s and 70’s. Tom Swift never just said anything simply, but always with a descriptive adverb preceding it or following it (I think I got that right, didn’t I, B?). For example, ” I just got a new wool sweater,” Tom said sheepishly. My dad’s all time favorite though was “I just lost at Russian r-o-u-l-e-t-t-e,” Tom said absent-mindedly.
Wookie. (trying again; I just got moderated, maybe because of the gamboling term I used)

Bear,
Nope, no snow in Minneapolis. We did have a few flakes about a week ago but they melted when they hit the ground. There are a very few trees that still have leaves. Most of them are off though. It did get a lot colder this weekend, but no snow yet.

Career!…I’m also interested in how the great Hitchcock ruined Tippie’s career…sniff!…Seems like he made her career instead of ending it, but what do I, a mere pug, know about the doings of a great director and an actress…grunt!

Evidently Hitchcock was interested in Hendron. When she refused his romantic advances, he kept her under contact, wouldn’t put her in movies, but wouldn’t let her go elsewhere for several years. She was basically in a lockdown. He was known to be quite controlling.

Marnie!…We are still watching Marnie because someone got interrupted by a very long phone call…grunt!…She paused the movie so I could not watch it. Now we are watching it again and marveling at how the wardrobe is back in style…heh!…Beautiful suits, thin ties, the dresses and skirts are all very stylish…heh!heh!

Sammie!…This time-stamp thing is very important to you, isn’t it?…sniff!…Why? Why does it matter what time stamp is on the blog?…wheeze!…I just figure everyone has been up 2 hours earlier than I have been each day until I go to bed 2 hours later than they did…heh!heh!…Unless of course, well never mind, it all gets confusing…sniff!

It is confusing to me too. When you are supposed to take certain pills every 12 hours and then they change the hours I get all mixed up. I don’t know why my brain can’t do this. It ought to be simple. I try to move 1/2 hour tonight and then 1/2 hour tomorrow morning but…

So I took my evening pills 1/2 hour before I needed to and then tomorrow I will take them at the regular time and somehow (I hope) that will be correct. Maybe. I am still not sure.

Staff!…Oh dear. This time changing business is for the Birds…grump!… Now my friend will not be coming home until it is dark outside, so therefore…sniff!…So therefore, we will not be going on our evening brutal*ish walks in the dark…hmmmmm….This whole time change thing may be for the best after-all…chuffle!

We didn’t go to New Jersey, but Mom took us on another long trip instead. Three of us were crammed into the Prius for a 3 hour drive. We are still trying to straighten out our bodies.
Just finished watching our team win a real nail-biter. Mom thought she was having a heart attack because her heart was racing so bad and her chest hurt. Once the game ended, nappily, she felt better. It was some sort of miracle.

Wose, we are very sorry to learn about Zelda. From what you have told us, she was a wonderful girl.

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